Experiences you'll have
We invite you to spend a weekend with your friends or family in the heart of the Khibiny mountains. Here, far from civilization, you will discover the harsh beauty of the polar nature and rest in a cozy guest house, located in a picturesque valley on the banks of the mountain river.
This journey is suitable for tourists with children from 8 years old. You will travel along the route in a special covered snowmobile sledge, so the trip will be safe and not tedious.
Highlights of the journey:
Itinerary
The journey begins in Apatity or Kirovsk, where you should get to on your own by train or by plane. We recommend trains № 016A or № 092 arriving in Apatity on the first day of the program. At 9 am you will be met at the railway station (transfer is paid additionally). If you prefer a plane, you need to arrive in Kirovsk on the eve of the start of the tour and spend the night in a hotel (extra charge). You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning.
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The tour program may change depending on weather conditions.
Day 1 Snowmobile route to the heart of the Khibiny
Upon arrival to the airport or the railway station you will be met and taken to the snowmobile center in Kirovsk (transfer is paid additionally). Here at 10:30 am you will meet guides, change clothes and prepare your luggage for the transportation by snowmobiles.
Then you will start riding in a special covered sledges pulled by snowmobiles to the guest house located in the center of the Khibiny Mountains. Along the way there will be several stops at the most picturesque points for photographing.
Upon arrival at the guest house you will have lunch. After that you will walk on snowshoes through the snow-covered forest with a visit to the observation points offering great view of the Khibiny mountains. Then you will come back to the guest house and have dinner.
In the evening you are invited to the picnic by the campfire in the forest. You will ride 7 km in a snowmobile sledge to a specially equipped place in the forest. Here you will find a shelter stylized as chum — the traditional dwelling of the inhabitants of the North. If the sky is clear, you can admire and take phoros of the Northern lights. After the picnic, you will return to the guest house and rest.
Day 2 Visiting the mountain lake
After breakfast you will have a trip in a snowmobile sledge to the mountain lake, which offers a beautiful panoramic view of the Khibiny mountains. If the weather is good, you will climb the mountain pass. You will come back to the guest house at 1 pm and have lunch. After that you will have free time before you will return to Kirovsk at 4 pm. You can go skiing or snowmobiling in the vicinities (paid additionally).
Accommodation during the trip
You will be staying at the "Kuelporr" guest house, located in a picturesque valley on the banks of the Kuniyok river, in the North of the Khibiny Mountains. This is a modern one-story building with an attic. You will be accommodated in double/twin rooms with amenities (a shower, a toilet). On the ground floor there is a large hall with a fireplace.
Common questions
An experienced instructor will accompany the group
The program price includes lunch and dinner on day 1, as well as breakfast and lunch on day 2. In addition, you need to pay extra for dreakfast on the day of arrival and dinner on the day of departure.
Children over 8 years old can participate in the tour as passengers.
Movement along the route will take place in a special covered sleighs behind snowmobiles (Lynx 49 Ranger or Lynx Adventure).
Please, note, that It is not possible to transport suitcases on snowmobiles. That's way we recommend you to pack your things in a bag.
Before departure, the instructor will check the equipment of each guest, if necessary, we provide the warm clothes.
The weather on the Kola Peninsula is unstable and quite extreme. There is a high probability of sudden temperature changes from 0°C to -30°C, also there may be strong winds and blizzards.
Booking
Accommodation during the trip
Languages
accommodation in the guest house
meals as provided by the program
rent of snowmobiles with sledge, rent of snowshoes
excursions as per program
guide's service
airfare to/from Kirovsk (starting at 160 EURO per person for a round-trip ticket) or train tickets to/from Apatity (starting at 50 EURO per person)
transfer from the Apatity airport and back (+14 EURO per person)
breakfast at day1, dinner at day 2
snowmobile lift to the top of the mountain (1100 m high) at night (+38 EURO per person)
additional program at day 2 (+19 EURO per person)
ski rental (+6 EURO per set)
rent of a snowmobile with an instructor's service (+12 EURO per person per 20 min)
visit to the Russian banya with an ice hole (+50 EURO per person for 2 hours)
accommodation in the guest house
meals as provided by the program
rent of snowmobiles with sledge, rent of snowshoes
excursions as per program
guide's service
airfare to/from Kirovsk (starting at 160 EURO per person for a round-trip ticket) or train tickets to/from Apatity (starting at 50 EURO per person)
transfer from the Apatity airport and back (+14 EURO per person)
breakfast at day1, dinner at day 2
snowmobile lift to the top of the mountain (1100 m high) at night (+38 EURO per person)
additional program at day 2 (+19 EURO per person)
ski rental (+6 EURO per set)
rent of a snowmobile with an instructor's service (+12 EURO per person per 20 min)
visit to the Russian banya with an ice hole (+50 EURO per person for 2 hours)
In the heart of the Khibiny Mountains